Periyar Ramaswamy Naicker
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), commonly known as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'Father of the Dravidian movement'.He rebelled against Brahminical dominance and gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu.
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➊ Periyar was of Telugu Balija descent. He was born into a Kannada speaking family. He conversed mostly in Telugu at home.
➋ Heopposed casteism. He opposed untouchability and slavery. He opposed women suppression. And fought vigourously against these evils till the end of his life.
➌ In 1929, E. V. Ramasamy announced the deletion of his caste title Naicker from his name at the First Provincial Self-Respect Conference of Chengalpattu.
➍ PERIYAR means "sir" or " Respectful person" in tamil.
➎ Periyar published an English magazine under the title “Revolt” on 7-11-1928.
➏ He is the first person in India to supply drinking water to every Home / Stree through Taps.
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